Changes (The Magic Jukebox, #1) By Judith Arnold
The Magic Jukebox sits in the Faulk Street Tavern in the quiet seaside town of Brogan’s Point, Massachusetts. No one knows what classic rock songs will come out of the jukebox when a coin is inserted, but every now and then, the jukebox will play a song that casts a spell on two bar patrons—a song that will change their lives and open their hearts to love. Antiques dealer Diana Simms is engaged to her longtime boyfriend when she finds herself inside the Faulk Street Tavern. The song “Changes” emerges from the jukebox and enchants her. It also captivates Nick Fiore, a local guy who’s arrived at adulthood the hard way, after a tour through the juvenile justice system. Now he’s dedicated his life to helping other troubled kids. He has no business even looking at a beautiful, well-bred woman wearing a diamond engagement ring. But once they’re bewitched by the jukebox, he and Diana must change their lives, their goals, their dreams…and their hearts. Changes (The Magic Jukebox, #1)
Judith Arnold ☆ 8 Free read
Fun, fast read with a paranormal cute-meet in the form of a mystical jukebox that plays the song someone needs to hear order to make the right changes in their life.
Diana is engaged to a rich, stick in the mud guy, and in the north of Boston town of Brogan's Point to check out a possible wedding venue. When they stop by a local watering hole for a drink, the antique dealer in Diana falls in love with the ancient jukebox and puts in a quarter The third song it plays for her is Changes by David Bowie, and her eyes lock with a stranger across the bar.
Nick is a Brogan Point local, a guy with a checkered past who is. Making good for himself and doing good in the community, but when. The jukebox plays changes, he sees the preppie Bostonian across the bar and knows his life is about to change, despite the 3 carat ring on the woman's finger.
I enjoyed the slightly paranormal bent as well as the character development and wonderful sense of place. I have lived on the North Shore of Boston, and felt at home with the authors characters and settings. Great, fast story. Totally recommend for a grey day lift of spirits. English This book was a little slow to get going but once it did I really enjoyed it. Once we got to know the MCs and they started spending time together I was cheering them on. I liked the mild supernatural element with the magic jukebox. It gave a good excuse for the insta love.
Kindle freebie. I would read the others in the series but $3.99 is too much for a 150 page book. English I was pulled in by the concept of a pop song being magical and bringing two people together. Thought it was a different plot line. You can tell Judith Arnold is a good writer, but besides the jukebox angle, there's nothing very original here. It's your cookie cutter romance novel. Still, it's a quick read and I wouldn't mind reading the other books in the series. English It was an enjoyable enough romance as long as you're willing to suspend disbelief a bit. I liked the main characters, but it was hard to swallow their love at first sight as orchestrated by a magic jukebox playing the song Changes. Once you get past that, it's nice to see people making changes in their lives which make them better for their own sakes, as well as that of their (new) partners. English Diana and Mark lock eyes across a crowded room in this seaside romance. The story is a little too neat and tidy in the end for me to rate it as a great read but it's fun and easy-going as a holiday read. English
I used to read this author's books many years ago when she wrote for Harlequin (Mills&Boon type romances). I've always enjoyed her writing style and where her books are set.
Although I'm not normally a fan of instant love the theme of this series with the magic jukebox made it more acceptable. Nick and Diana are in the same bar when the jukebox plays David Bowie's song 'changes'. Their eyes meet across the bar and there is an instant connection. Only trouble with that is Diana is there with her stuffy fiance!
As the song suggested Diana and Nick need to make changes in their lives. Does Diana really want to marry Peter? Can Nick forgive his mother for something that happened in his youth?
This is a lovely gentle romance. I liked both Diana and Nick and was glad the magic brought them together. It's a short story that I feel would have worked well as a full length novel. However, there are more books in this series about different characters so maybe we will catch up again with this couple.
An enjoyable read that made a refreshing change from my recent reading material. English I really enjoyed this book....until the epilogue. ...it left me without a sense of closure, and while it's a series, the next book deals with a different couple, so you're not even guaranteed reading the next one will help with that. Loved the characters and the premise. Would have been 4 stars, if not for that epilogue. English Was torn between 2 or 3 stars for this book. I thought the magic jukebox premise was dumb, but maybe necessary for the story to unfold as quickly as it did. In a classic wrong side of the tracks story, Nick and Diana fall in love in the blink of an eye after hearing a song on a jukebox in a local dive bar. They're both well-developed, complex characters even in such a short story. Not sure I would continue with this series just because the jukebox thing drove me crazy, but I would read more by this author. English OMG, a book can give you an ear worm!!! I enjoyed the story here. It was a tiny dash of magic and a heap of realism and I liked that mix. Gorgeous writing, believable characters, and a HFN which was super. English So extremely well written. This author is amazing. Looking forward to the other books in the series. English
